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What's on: A Bard's Tale - the greatest plays Shakespeare never wrote - in Whangārei

By Lindy Laird
Reporter·Northern Advocate·
1 Mar, 2019 12:30 AM2 mins to read

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Do they put the ham into Hamlet, make Much Ado About Nothing, sell the discount tent to Richard 111, warm up A Winter's Tale? The Covert Theatre brings improv Shakespeare to Whangārei. Photo/Supplied

Do they put the ham into Hamlet, make Much Ado About Nothing, sell the discount tent to Richard 111, warm up A Winter's Tale? The Covert Theatre brings improv Shakespeare to Whangārei. Photo/Supplied

There's a bit of a rave coming to Whangārei next week which will leave audiences wondering where the improv begins and where the play ends.

Dubbed ''the greatest play Shakespeare never wrote'', it's the well-reviewed A Bard's Tale which sees six improvisers take to the stage, pay homage to good Queen Bess and then before the audience's very eyes, improvise a full-length play in the style of Shakespeare.

The Covert Theatre is bringing the amazing show A Bard's Tale to Whangārei for the first time, performing at OneOneSix in Bank St on March 8 and 9.

If performing Shakespeare wasn't a challenge enough, the actors making up the play as they go takes it to a whole other level.

A Bard's Tale is one of those shows that has to be seen to be believed. Chances are, the intriguing, witty comedies, not-quite-histories and tragedies brought to the stage each night, never make it on to paper - the opportunity to see them indeed come, once in a lifetime.

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Historians say a lot of Shakespeare was improvised and the style of today's improv comedy performance, with its audience interaction, is a lot closer to the original Shakespeare performances than many modern day interpretations.

A Bard's Tale debuted at the NZ International Comedy festival last year and also performed at the 2018 Hawaiian Improv Festival to rave reviews.

"This is a very special show that combines the best improvisation and that of the world of Shakespeare," Covert Theatre artistic director Wade Jackson said.

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Audiences are even encouraged to come twice as it will be an entirely different show each night.

After the Whangārei performances, the well respected Covert Theatre takes A Bard's Tale to the Pop-up Globe Theatre's stage in Auckland.

The performance dates are March 8 and 9, at 8pm, OneOneSix Bank Street. Tickets are $16 to $20.

Visit eventfinda.co.nz to book.

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